Potter, WelcomeThe man who, in 1785, married Ann Tillinghast possibly unaware of her real parentage since her mother had their name legally changed to Tillinghast after the death of Ann's true father Joseph Curwen and replaced Ann's father's name with a fictitious "Captain James Tillinghast." He was the great-great-grandfather of Charles Dexter Ward.
[The Case of Charles Dexter Ward - H.P.L.]